Ranked #5161

Toshi Densetsu Monogatari Hikiko

This was kind of a taboo for me, since it was entirely made on computer and I tend to dislike entirely computer made animations. Okay, I still disliked the fact that it was entirely made on computer graphics, but I managed to stick with it because the story got a hold of me.

I don't know how developed is the 3D world these days, since I don't play games since ages ago, but speaking about the graphics here, I can say that there were some good animations and some bad, for example, the faces looked quite realistic, but in contrast, the bodies sometimes were bad animated and badly drawn in some scenes and reminded me of those animated bodies of the first Resident Evil game days, if you know what I mean.

It begins when a grown up young man is invited to a class reunion, so he ends up going to visit his old house on his old town, once there, he remembers a very unusual chapter that happened when he was a child and lived in that place...

Characters were well fit into the story and they didn't felt dislocated. It had a scary “the ring” similar girl character there, that helped to kept your eyes glued on the screen. The story was built up in a good suspense and got a hold of me during most of it’s time, but when the end came, I didn’t felt like it tied very good, it happens a lot with recent horror stories and in my view it happened with this one also.

It was a very entertaining nevertheless and I committed the error of watching it in the morning, the sound effects and the obscurity of some scenes were perfectly matched for a dark evening visualization.
Next time I'll to keep that in mind.

If you’re familiar with the recent Japanese horror cinema scene, you’ll know more or less what to expect here.

Rate; 7.3/10 read more

Wow, that was ... creepy.

If you enjoyed the Ring, you'll probably enjoy Toshi Densetsu Monogatari Hikiko (Urban Legend Story Hikiko), the same for if you're a fan of Silent Hill. The CGI is somewhat dated, in my opinion, but it's a creepy and chilling horror anime that doesn't skimp on the scares. There's a hell of a twist at the end, too, one that Shamalan might have come up with.

Story: 8 - Like the killer big sister, it starts out slow but builds relentlessly, coming straight for your throat.

Art: 5 - Dated CGI is dated. Watch the new Appleseed movies and gawk at how far the technology has come in a short time. Some nice detail on the faces, but the arms look all gangly and wrong.

Sound: 8 - Great voice acting and use of dramatic music.

Character: 7 - About as well-developed as could be expected for a 45-minute movie.

Enjoyment: 9 - I was pretty damn riveted, and scared to boot.

Overall: 7 - Not the best, but I enjoyed it. read more